PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
8
Belgium
17
England
1
Germany
15
Great Britain
7
Italy
10
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
3
Basel
4
Brussels
15
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
France
1
Germany
3
Germany (South)
1
Italy (North)
2
Köln
1
London
6
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
2
Rome
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
8
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
50
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
oblong
9
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
13
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
55
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
6
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
54
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
30
11
17
12
12
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
16
3
22
4
27
5
31
6
35
7
38
8
42
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
29
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
51
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
36
none
23
quadruple
4
single
47
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
brown
4
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
24
poor
8
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
17
German
7
Italian
4
Latin
64
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
31
hybrida
2
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
30
poor
4
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
68
blue
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
36
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
often
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
26
occasionally
9
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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